Rhein-Flugzeugbau GmbH (RFB) was a German aircraft manufacturer. The company was established at

Krefeld Krefeld ( , ; li, Krieëvel ), also spelled Crefeld until 1925 (though the spelling was still being used in British papers throughout the Second World War), is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, i ...

, Germany in 1955, and later moved to

Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach (, li, Jlabbach ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border. Geography Municipal subdivisions Since 2009, the territory of Mönchengladbac ...

Aircraft

*1955

Rhein Flugzeugbau RW 3 Multoplan The Rhein Flugzeugbau RW 3 Multoplan is a two-seat light pusher configuration aircraft that was produced in small numbers by Rhein Flugzeugbau GmbH between 1958 and 1961. Design The prototype RW 3 Multoplan was designed by Hanno Fischer who fou ...

*1960

Rhein-Flugzeugbau RF-1 The Rhein-Flugzeugbau RF-1 was a prototype channel wing aircraft. Design and development The RF-1 is a modification of the channel wing concept, that uses a single channel and propeller to eliminate the asymmetrical lift issues with a twin chan ...

*1970

RFB X-113 The RFB X-113 Aerofoil Boat was an experimental ground effect vehicle intended to work over water. It was one of three such aircraft designed by Alexander Lippisch in the 1960s and early 1970s. The X-113 first flew in 1970; only one was built. ...

*1973

RFB/Grumman American Fanliner The RFB/Grumman American Fanliner was an experimental German light aircraft of the 1970s, propelled by a piston engine driving a ducted fan. A joint venture between the German company Rhein-Flugzeugbau (RFB) and the American general aviation man ...

*1977

RFB X-114 The RFB X-114 was a Ground effect (aerodynamics), ground-effect craft, designed chiefly to operate over water but capable of flight at higher altitudes where required, carrying five or six passengers or freight along coasts and capable of surveil ...

- ground effect vehicle *1982

RFB Fantrainer The RFB Fantrainer (or Fan Trainer) is a two-seat flight training aircraft which uses a mid-mounted ducted fan propulsion system. Developed and manufactured by German aircraft company Rhein-Flugzeugbau GmbH (RFB), it has been used by the Luftwaf ...

- basic two seat ducted-fan-powered trainer

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